Security Operatives Invade Suspected IPOB, ESN Camp In Imo State, Recover Military Uniforms, Explosives, Rifles
The police operatives recovered three Automatic Pump Action guns, 31 rounds of live cartridges, 59 rounds of AK-47 ammunition, one police hand grenade, explosive devices, a bow and arrow, charms and other fetish objects, IPOB/ESN insignia, blue and black colour police uniforms from the camp.
Operatives of the Imo State Command of the Nigeria Police Force have dislodged a gunmen camp in Oguta Local Government Area of the state suspected to belong to the Eastern Security Network, armed unit of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
The police operatives recovered three Automatic Pump Action guns, 31 rounds of live cartridges, 59 rounds of AK-47 ammunition, one police hand grenade, explosive devices, a bow and arrow, charms and other fetish objects, IPOB/ESN insignia, blue and black colour police uniforms from the camp.
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Other items recovered from the gunmen camp were a police belt, military camouflage uniforms, one black colour tiger 150 motorcycle, one red Daylong motorcycle, one black KYMCO motorcycle, one Silver Colour Honda Lady’s Motorcycle, one black travelling bag ‘Akubuokwu’ and phone number 07035470794, suspected to belong to a kidnapped or armed robbery victim.
The Imo State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Henry Okoye, who confirmed the police operation in a statement on Tuesday, said that the suspected gunmen had reassembled and formed a camp at Ubah Agwa/Izombe tropical rain Forest in Oguta.
The police spokesperson stated that the IPOB members were “strategising on how to perpetrate another dreadful crime,” before operatives of the Command’s Tactical teams swiftly swung into action, tactically manoeuvred their way into the identified criminal hideout and raided it.
“The hoodlums on sighting the police operatives engaged them in a fierce gun duel but were overpowered by the superior firepower of the operatives who professionally took vantage position and returned fire forcing them to flee with various degrees of gunshot injuries. A concerted effort is on top gear to arrest the fleeing suspects.”
Okoye said that the Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Ahmed Barde, while commending the police officers for their gallantry, ordered operatives of the Command to continually raid criminal hideouts and mop up illicit firearms.
The Police Commissioner thanked Imo residents for their unalloyed support and assured them of the Command’s commitment to wiping out crime in the State.
Credit: Sahara Reporters
